‘Jackass’ Cast Answer The 50 Most Searched Jackass Questions

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and we're about to answer the most searched questions

about our dumb movies.

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What was Johnny Knoxville's worst injury?

I've had some silly ones like,

breaking my penis. When you split your urethra.

And the blowout fracture of my eye,

but I think it would be the concussions

that are gonna be the one that catches up.

But you did break a motorcycle handlebar with your taint,

or cooch. Yeah, yeah,

that was pretty impressive.

Seriously, if I had to take one of your injuries,

I would take the concussions

over the splitting my urethra open

with a motorcycle handlebar.

[Johnny laughs]

Well, you can have my concussions, then.

Thank you.

What is Steve-O's most painful injury?

Absolutely third degree burns.

I had skin graft surgery. Oh god,

that was fucking terrible.

And then you went on tour immediately.

That was the one you did, not the one we did to you.

Right, I did that on my own time.

Yeah, that was you.

You didn't learn the first three, dude.

You got a little call from me a couple days later.

How many different cadavers' skin

did you have grafted to you?

I had the flesh of seven different dead people

grafted onto 15% of my body.

Does Johnny Knoxville still skateboard?

[all heartily laughing]

Oh, man. Still.

Does anyone have a skateboard, we can prove it?

Yeah, let's.

Only on Tuesdays.

I never skateboarded unless we needed some footage.

It slams, like destructive slams.

You skateboarded twice.

Once on a handrail, and once on a vert ramp.

No, I remember during the TV show,

I'm like, Oh, I'm gonna start skating now.

And I'd skate out in front of the office,

and I just never caught on.

What was the Jackass warning disclaimer?

Warning: the stunts you're about to see

were performed by-

Professionals. Professionals,

and under the supervision of professionals.

As such, the producers at MTV must insist

that you not try any of this at home.

Everything I think was great, except for the as such,

but I think that was awesome, Steve-O.

Good job.

Is Jackass real or staged?

[Johnny laughs]

God, I wish it was staged.

Ah, I was it was staged.

Sometimes, I wish it was.

[all laughing]

No, never. I think that's

where we do have credit.

Everyone knows it's real.

When did Jackass first premiere?

October 1st, 2000.

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Wow.

TV show. October 1st.

Who created Jackass?

Was it me?

Well. Dave.

It might have been Dave. It's a group effort,

but I think the creators would be me, Jeff, and Spike.

How many episodes were in Jackass season one?

Eight. Eight.

Eight. Eight.

In each of the three seasons, there was eight episodes

for a total of 24.

Plus two specials.

Yep, Gumball Rally.

Which Jackass cast member

suffered the worst injuries?

Poopies.

[laughs] Poopies.

Poopies got his hand and wrist bitten by a shark,

with multiple arteries and tendons completely severed.

And who knew that they could do surgery

to reattach severed arteries?

And also, who would've thought that sharks would bite you

when you chum the waters and then water ski into them?

[all laughing]

That was, Yeah, that was-

Under the supervision of professionals, don't forget.

That came outta left field.

That was the single worst injury we had.

What safety gear does the Jackass cast use?

There've been some cups.

Yeah, lots of cups.

Whiskey, Adderall.

[all laughing]

Did Ehren McGhehey break his neck?

According to him, he did.

Yeah, why don't I go ahead.

13 times.

No, three, three.

No, according to our medic, ah, it's a little foggy.

On filming, Jackass-

According to science.

No, I broke it the first time on, Jackass-

It depends if you believe X-rays or not.

When Jeff, you guys are dicks, move on.

What was Dave England's most dangerous stunt?

Sticking my hand blindly through a hole,

and severing my tendon in Zachass' butt hole.

Actually I was pretty scared

putting my hand through there, but-

Terrifying On a butt hole,

I still don't understand how that happened,

but it really did.

I had to have my tendon reattached to my fingertip.

They had to cut my finger wide open, crazy.

How did Jeff Tremaine meet Johnny Knoxville?

It was on the set of a video, Spike Jones was directing

with Jake Fogelnest for the band, Wax.

Loomis Fall, the drummer, our guy Loomis.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And you didn't make the cut, but I did.

No, 'cause I had to go wait tables

at this restaurant, and I missed being in it.

And I was like, oh no, I'm never gonna be in show business.

What year was that, you think?

Well, it was the day

of the Oklahoma City bombing, unfortunately.

But that I remember that happened on that day, so.

1995.

Who were the new cast members in Jackass Forever?

Poopies, Zach, Rachel, Jasper, and Eric Manaka.

Did Ehren McGhehey really lose a tooth?

Well that depends if you ask Ehren or science.

No, I'll tell you right now,

I didn't lose it at that home.

But I did knock it out the first time with Dave.

I knocked it out, you didn't knock it out.

Doing the tandem bike jumping.

I elbowed him in the mouth

while we were riding a double bike, a tandem bike,

off of a jump, and then he got it fixed.

And then a couple years later,

we had a head on collision on mini- motorcycles

in a grocery store. And I knocked one out.

Knocked the same tooth out with my shoulder.

And then you got the other one pulled out by a Lamborghini.

Yeah, and then we pulled the one next to it out,

'cause it was a little crooked.

They broke my face to my eye, took nine-

Always, it's always gotta be.

I didn't anticipate such a long answer.

Yeah, Dave said it.

What shark tank stunt did Steve-O do?

What was that?

Shark tank stunt? The what?

I don't remember that.

What does that mean?

Shark Tank?

No.

How did Johnny Knoxville get famous?

By doing really stupid shit.

What was Dave England's grossest stunt, Dave?

I mean, I'm gonna have to say the vomit.

Vomit, yeah. Vomit for sure.

I took all the ingredients to an omelet raw,

ate them, and then puked them back up into a frying pan.

Cooked them up and ate 'em again.

I did it twice.

The first time I fed some to Steve-O,

and he rudely puked it back up onto my foot.

Yeah, that didn't get seen. 'cause it was too dangerous.

It was the summer in Florida, I think,

and it was so hot outside.

We had the air condition off in the room,

and just made the puke and the omelet smell so much worse.

Who was injured the most on JackAss?

I maybe- According to danger, Ehren.

[all laughing]

I'm sorry. I don't know,

I've been injured a lot.

How many concussions has Jackass had?

Now we're- Wish we could remember.

A single Sentient being.

That was what reminds me

of when we got a Man of the Year award for GQ,

but as all of us we're all of us.

We were all the Man of the Year.

I actually got the cover

of Traumatic Brain Injury Weekly.

[all heartily laughing]

Wait, seriously? Yeah,

I didn't even know that that existed.

I don't if that was the exact title,

but it was something like that.

What was the picture on the cover?

[all laughing]

What made Jackass 3D different?

I can answer that, 3D.

Oh wow, just nailed it.

We're playing 3D chess right there.

Who is going to be in Jackass 2026?

Us.

Justin- One W Larry.

Justin Bieber.

Our latest and last cast member,

Humanoid Robot, One W Larry, and Paul Walter Hauser,

and comedian, Adam Ray.

Adam Ray.

We passed the torch to a robot.

Who was the first female Jackass cast member?

That would be Hodge. That would

be Stephanie Hodge.

Stephanie Hodge.

Yep, what stunt helped Johnny Knoxville create Jackass?

You shot yourself. You shot yourself

with a gun.

He wore a bulletproof vest, drove out to the desert,

and shot himself point blank, and the footage came back,

and that was definitely the birth of Jackass.

What award did Jeff Tremaine receive?

Biggest Dick. Biggest Dick of the year.

From 2001 to 2026.

Biggest pick. Landslide.

Well deserved.

[all laughing]

What is the best Jackass movie for new viewers?

Oh, well I think that's easy, Jackass Best and Last.

Oh, well. Start from the end,

and go work the way back.

Well yeah, yeah, yeah.

Which Jackass members have kids?

I do, Dave, Ehren, Chris. Claudia.

Yep, anyone else?

I think that's it.

Dave shark.

How did the Jackass crew meet?

At the methadone clinic.

I met Knoxville for the first time

on December 30th of 1999.

This man is amazing with dates.

When did you and I meet?

You and I met in person in January of 1999, Florida Tour.

I met you in '95, you in '97, you in like '97 or eight?

You in 2000, you in 2000.

Technically, we met in January of 2001.

That was the first time

that the Jackass cast was all in one place.

How many seasons of the Jackass series were there?

Three.

Season Two and Season Three

were technically just one season.

One season Technically speaking,

but we always think of it

as three seasons of eight episodes.

We only made 24 episodes of Jackass before we quit,

and then it became a movie franchise.

And I re-watched them, you know,

we're doing the Jackass podcast and we made 24 episodes.

And I would say about 21 are pretty good.

[Dave farts]

Excuse me. Ah Dave. [laughing]

What network aired Jackass?

Music television, MTV.

How did the Jackass crew start?

I'd say that we all started

in our own rights, individually.

Yeah, 100 %.

Who filmed the original Jackass TV series?

That would be Rick Kosick, Dimitry Elyashkevich-

Michael Mallard. Nate.

Yeah, Nate for sure.

Mike Ballard, for sure.

Mike Ballard.

We filmed ourselves. Who was shooting for-

Yeah, we filmed each other sometimes.

Yeah, Ryan G.

Danielle shot some things.

Joe Franz.

So many people.

Who were the original members of Jackass?

I mean, it was a- Ryan Dunne.

Very democratic process.

There was never like an assignment.

It was just open to everybody in our orbit,

and those who showed the motivation, and the enthusiasm,

and the creativity, it was just kind of jelled along.

There was a lot. There was decision making.

What circus skills does Steve-O have?

Not tightrope walking.

Shockingly, like I was so stunned

that that was an impossible feat for you.

I've got a new circus skill,

sort of juggling ping pong balls.

Oh, honey, if you learn that one.

You're not even gonna believe my new ping pong ball trick

in the new movie.

And he is available for Bar Mitzvahs.

How did Preston Lacy join Jackass?

Preston, I met through you.

He was working for your first wife.

Yeah, we met through beautiful Jason.

Yeah, the guy who tased you, right?

Yeah, I tased.

You took me to meet Jeff,

and we went and filmed with Guar, the main Guar.

And the first bit you ever had

was when you peed your pants, right?

No, it was FEA challenge.

Oh, okay.

The Christmas thing is not really-

The eggnog. The eggnog

got my place in the show here.

What tattoo stunt did Steve-O do?

There were multiple ones,

but only one do I regret more than anything ever?

Henry Rollins?

No. Oh, the bait ennex?

[all laughing]

Yeah, next question.

Oh, which famous director produced Jackass?

Jeff Tremaine?

What is the Jackass theme song?

Well, it's Minutemen Corona,

but If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough.

It's almost like surpassed that for our theme song.

How many times was Johnny Knoxville hit by a bull?

Because I was hit by the bull so many times,

I have barely any recollection.

There was a bull for Big Brother, you rode a bull.

Yeah, that I half-assed did.

It bullfighting there.

I road two for- Bull fighting, big.

Big, then that the Mr. Mean.

And the Mr, Mean.

Toro Totter.

Toro Totter, big time.

Then I was a- Bull fighting for dollars.

I did a bull fighting thing

in the first or second, didn't make it.

Ah, Invisible Man.

Magic Trick, Nitro, you got flipped by a bull.

Dudesons too, maybe did you get hit on that day?

I don't remember.

You're asking me. I think you did.

Sure, I don't know.

I dunno know, I think it's at least 10.

When we did the opener for Jackass Two

in the house, he just kept going,

Let's do it again, let's do it again, let's do it again.

And that was NAR,

'cause you're getting stomped out of the window

like you did it so many times.

Yeah, I wanted it to look right.

Did Steve-O get a vasectomy?

You bet I did, I had that idea for a long, long time.

It was called the Vasectomy Olympics.

Did you ride a horse bareback right afterwards?

I did.

Did you let a bunch of little kids

kick you in the nuts right afterwards?

I dressed up as a pinata, got hung upside down,

and the little kids whacked me in the dick with a stick.

Was that just to make sure the vasectomy worked?

Well, that was just to make sure that I would have a-

Swollen testicles.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Your testicles look swollen anyway.

You got a pretty good set on you.

Well, thanks. Like a baseball.

Yeah, they looked like a plum

when I was done with the Vasectomy Olympics.

Why is Jackass rated R?

Chris Pontius.

Penis and butthole.

When did Jackass return with a fourth movie?

12 years after three.

Shot it over- We started,

the test was in 2019.

Yeah, and then we started filming and then COVID hit,

and so we had to shut down production.

So we started in 2020 in the spring of 2020,

and then started shooting again in the fall of 2020.

October.

Which Jackass movie is the best?

I think we all agree, whoa.

We already said it. Number Two, right?

No, no, no, no.

Oh sorry, Jackass: Best and Last

The new one literally says, best new one.

It says best in the title.

What skate brand was associated with Jackass ?

StrangeLove.

StrangeLove for sure.

Back in the day Element- DVS.

'Cause for Element.

DVS. Girl.

Girl because Spike and Girl.

XYZ.

XYZ, I was gonna say.

What celebrity cameos did Jackass have?

Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt, in the new movie.

Rip Taylor.

Rip Taylor.

The Miami Dolphins guy.

The Miami Dolphins. Jason Taylor.

Jason Taylor.

Football guy.

P. K. Subban.

He's great.

Oh, Francis Ngannou.

Paul Walter Hauser- Francis Ngannou.

Francis Ngannou, thank you very much.

Jared Allen.

Why is Jackass so beloved?

Friendship I think is what sets us apart.

Brotherhood, family.

And really dumb shit.

Another reason Jackass is beloved

is because everybody wants to slow down

to look at carnage when there's an accident.

So it follows that by deliberately creating accidents

which are permissible for people to enjoy,

that it would be beloved.

What celebrity did Jackass kidnap?

Brad Pitt in the new movie.

Who picked the music for Jackass?

I think everyone, you know, will suggest things,

the cast and everything, but Jeff and I picked most of it,

but I think everyone over time has suggested music for it.

For sure.

Well, there you have it folks.

That was the 50 most searched questions about Jackass

for Wired.

Wow, what a pro. There you go, everybody.

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